NO FCRA USE. Lafayette County Criminal History is privately operated and has no affiliation with a local, Wisconsin, or federal government body. Neither the website nor its advertising partners offers a service intended for credit, employment, insurance, tenant-screening, or another purpose governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). This reference resource points to criminal-record sources in Lafayette County, Wisconsin. It is neither a private investigation firm nor a consumer reporting agency.
1. What This Website Is
This is a private reference website with no government connection. It does not retain official criminal records, retrieve an official record on a visitor's behalf, perform an authorized background check, or file documents for another person.
Its role is to identify custodians of Lafayette County records, including the Sheriff's Office, Wisconsin Circuit Court, the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Law Enforcement Services Crime Information Bureau, and the Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry. It may also connect visitors to outside tools used at their own discretion.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use of the website is conditioned on an agreement not to:
- Violate any applicable federal, Wisconsin, or local law
- Stalk, threaten, intimidate, or harass a person with information found here
- Rely on website content for hiring, housing, credit, or insurance decisions
- Attempt unauthorized entry into a system or account
- Deploy a bot, scraper, or other automated collection tool against the pages
- Interfere with website performance or another visitor's access
3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination
Information from this website or a linked tool may not be used to harass, stalk, intimidate, threaten, or unlawfully discriminate against anyone. Such conduct may be criminal. Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry information warrants special care: Wis. Stat. § 301.46 restricts use of released registry data for an unlawful purpose and provides a penalty framework. Registry information serves public awareness and safety, not vigilantism, retaliation, blacklisting, or unlawful discrimination.
4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Lafayette County Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. It creates no credit report, consumer report, or official background check. Its advertising partners likewise do not offer website tools designed to assess job applicants, rental applications, insurance risk, or creditworthiness. Information from this website or a linked tool may not be used to:
- Make a hiring, continued-employment, or termination decision
- Evaluate a tenant, renter, or housing applicant
- Set insurance terms or assess creditworthiness
- Determine eligibility for a license, permit, or government benefit
- Carry out any other activity regulated by the FCRA
An authorized official Wisconsin criminal-history request belongs with the Wisconsin DOJ Crime Information Bureau through its proper program, while an FCRA-regulated decision requires a compliant consumer reporting provider and all legally required procedures.
5. No Legal Advice
Website content is not legal advice and creates no attorney-client relationship. General descriptions of Lafayette County records cannot determine how a charge, conviction, warrant, or Wisconsin expungement rule applies to a particular matter. Individual advice should come from a Wisconsin-licensed attorney.
6. No Warranties
All content and services are supplied "as is." No warranty is made that:
- Information will always be accurate, complete, or current
- The website will remain available without interruption
- The pages will contain no error, defect, or security weakness
- An outside search provider will return complete or correct results
Records can change after charges are filed, amended, dismissed, restricted, or expunged. Reporting gaps and delays can occur among the Lafayette County custodian, Circuit Court, and CIB repository. Website content is not an official statement from a sheriff, court, Wisconsin DOJ, or another public authority.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Links may lead to the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office, Wisconsin court portals, the Crime Information Bureau, the Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry, legal organizations, or independent search providers. A destination controls its own content, fees, availability, and data practices. Its terms apply once a visitor leaves this website.
8. Intellectual Property
Text, graphics, logos, and code are owned by Lafayette County Criminal History or the applicable content partner. They may not be copied, modified, distributed, or used to create another work without prior written permission.
9. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Lafayette County Criminal History is not liable for damages arising from use of the website, its content, or a linked service, including reliance on information obtained through any of them.
10. Indemnification
A user agrees to indemnify and hold Lafayette County Criminal History harmless from a claim, demand, or proceeding caused by that user's conduct, misuse of the website, or breach of these terms, including related legal fees and costs.
11. Governing Law
Wisconsin law governs these terms. Any dispute tied to use of the website must be brought in a court located in Wisconsin. References to official public records follow the Wisconsin Public Records Law, Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31-19.39, while state criminal-history repository and fingerprint-submission duties are governed by Wis. Stat. §§ 165.83-.84.
12. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be revised. A revised version becomes effective when it is posted on this page.
13. Cutting Off Access
Access may be suspended, limited, or terminated at any time and without advance notice.
14. Severability
If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in force. The affected language will be limited or revised only to the extent required for enforceability.
15. Questions
Questions about these terms may be submitted through the Contact page.